Philippe Herreweghe

Summary

Philippe Herreweghe is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ghent^[2]. He was born on May 2, 1947^[3]. He worked as a conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Ghent^[2], Philippe Herreweghe…
• Philippe Herreweghe was born on May 2, 1947^[3].
• Philippe Herreweghe held citizenship in Belgium^[8].
• Dutch was Philippe Herreweghe's native language^[9].
• Philippe Herreweghe's professions included conductor^[4].
• Philippe Herreweghe's professions included choir director^[5].
• Philippe Herreweghe worked as a composer^[6].
• Philippe Herreweghe's field of work was performing arts^[10].
• Philippe Herreweghe's education included a stint at Ghent University^[11].
• Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12].
• Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Sint-Barbaracollege^[13].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[14].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Bach Medal^[17].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the Italiques award^[18].
• Philippe Herreweghe received the honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[19].
• Philippe Herreweghe is recorded as male^[20].
• Philippe Herreweghe's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Philippe Herreweghe's noble title is recorded as Q21175104^[22].
• Philippe Herreweghe's genre is classical music^[23].
• Philippe Herreweghe's record label is recorded as Virgin Veritas^[24].
• Philippe Herreweghe's Commons category is recorded as Philippe Herreweghe^[25].
• Philippe Herreweghe's given name is recorded as Philippe^[26].
• Philippe Herreweghe studied under Marcel Gazelle^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-05-02^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: belgian conductor, classical, conductor^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 411bdab3-0606-46ef-81c6-92390211fc6e^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ghent^[2], Philippe Herreweghe… he was born on May 2, 1947^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at Ghent University^[11], a public university^[34], in Belgium^[35], founded in 1817^[36], headquartered in Ghent^[37]; Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12], a school^[38], in Belgium^[39], founded in 1835^[40]; and Sint-Barbaracollege^[13], a school^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 1833^[43]. Studied under Marcel Gazelle^[27], a pianist^[44], 1907–1969^[45], of Belgium^[46] and Gabriël Verschraegen^[47], a composer^[48], 1919–1981^[49], of Belgium^[50], specialised in pipe organ^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6]. Philippe Herreweghe's field of work was performing arts^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], a grade of an order^[52], in France^[53]; Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15], a grade of an order^[54], in France^[55]; Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16], a music award^[56], in United Kingdom^[57], founded in 2006^[58]; Bach Medal^[17], a music award^[59], in Germany^[60], founded in 2003^[61]; Italiques award^[18], an award^[62], founded in 1997^[63]; and honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[19], an award^[64], in Belgium^[65], founded in 1969^[66].

Why It Matters

Philippe Herreweghe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

FAQs

Where was Philippe Herreweghe born?

Philippe Herreweghe's place of birth was Ghent^[2].

What did Philippe Herreweghe do for work?

Philippe Herreweghe worked as conductor^[4], choir director^[5], and composer^[6].

Where did Philippe Herreweghe go to school?

Philippe Herreweghe was educated at Ghent University^[11], Royal Conservatory of Ghent^[12], and Sint-Barbaracollege^[13].

What awards did Philippe Herreweghe receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15], Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize^[16], and Bach Medal^[17].